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Association of MMP-9 Gene Polymorphisms with Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis
Yiqun Zhang1, Mingjie Wang, Sunyi Zhang
1Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Changzhou No. 4 People's Hospital, Changzhou, China.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene polymorphisms (rs17576 and rs3918249) and glaucoma risk. All eligible studies were searched in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and the China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database. Pooled odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were used to assess associations between MMP-9 gene polymorphisms and glaucoma. Seven studies on rs17576 (1,357 cases and 1,432 controls) and 3 studies on rs3918249 (550 cases and 794 controls) were included. The results suggest that rs17576 was not associated with glaucoma risk based on current publications. However, stratification analyses indicated that GG genotypes increased the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma in a recessive model (GG vs. AA + AG). The rs3918249 polymorphism was also associated with a decreased risk of glaucoma, especially for Caucasian patients. To sum up, our data indicate that rs17576 polymorphism is not related to glaucoma and rs3918249 polymorphism might be a protective factor against glaucoma.
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